Summary
Experienced Production Manager responsible for overseeing the production process from planning through final delivery, managing vendor relationships, ensuring product quality, and maintaining cost efficiency in a fast paced apparel environment.
Responsibilities
- Partner with merchandising, planning, and product development on finished goods and fabric projections.
- Review seasonal buys, confirm delivery dates and ship modes, and issue purchase orders.
- Oversee and review final purchase orders sent to vendors and monitor delivery dates.
- Communicate daily with vendors to receive time and action updates and troubleshoot production issues.
- Manage production timelines and report risks to the Director of Production.
- Review seasonal costs and cost sheets and address cost discrepancies with product development.
- Maintain debit memo log and review damage and raw material chargebacks.
- Coordinate fabric delivery status to align with production schedules and prepare drop ship summaries.
- Manage the production team, implement long term solutions, and review quality assurance and inspection reports.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in apparel production management.
- Strong knowledge of garment construction and production lifecycles.
- Proven ability to manage multiple vendors and product categories simultaneously.
- Experience with domestic and international manufacturing.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and inventory management tools.
- Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and problem solving skills.
- Strong attention to detail, organization, and time management abilities.
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